20. A Year in the Life of Elizabeth Gaskell’s House
24-28 February 2025 This week we finally announced our three writers in residency - so there was a lot of emails to answer/copy to check and images to collect at the start of the week, and then I spent Thursday morning sharing
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Writers in Residence Announced
Elizabeth Gaskell’s House has announced the three young writers in residence, who will be spending time immersing themselves in Elizabeth’s world and responding to her legacy in their words. Georgia Affonso, Princess Arinola Adegbite and Guruleen Kahlo who are all connected to
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Pride and Prejudice Fan?
If you’re a fan of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, then Elizabeth Gaskell’s North and South is your next go-to. Both novels explore themes of romance, personal growth, and class tension, but they unfold in very different settings. In Pride and Prejudice,
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17-23 February 2025 Half-term turned out to be a very busy week for us on all our open days with lots of families and groups visiting, doing crafts and generally enjoying themselves. We were a little low on volunteers, so staff spent
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Your Invitation to Celebrate Ten Years of Elizabeth Gaskell’s House
“Oh, I can’t describe my home. It is home, and I can’t put its charm into words.” Margaret Hale, North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell, 1855 Elizabeth Gaskell’s House has welcomed more than 50,000 visitors since its doors first opened in October 2014.
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